291. Three Autograph Letters, signed; 3 Letters, signed; 1 postcard, all addressed to Buxton Forman and dated from 1876 to 1909. Three of the letters are in relation to the different issues of Goldsmith's "Retaliation, ," with interesting collations; the others refer to Shelley, etc. 292. DOMETT (ALFRED). A Collection of FIRST EDITIONS of Alfred Domett. 5 vols. 12mo and 8vo, cloth and wrappers. London, v.d. Comprising: EXCESSIVELY RARE. CONTAINS TWO POEMS SUPPOSED TO BE BY BROWNING. Venice, 1839. Ranolf and Amohia, 1872. R. H. Horne's copy, with many notations. 293. DONNE (JOHN). Psevdo-Martyr. Wherein ovt of Certaine Propositions and Gradations, This Conclusion is euicted. That Those which are of the Romane Religion in this Kingdome, may and ought to take the Oath of Allegeance. Small 4to, old suede calf (worn). London: Printed by W. Stansby for Walter Burre, 1610 FIRST EDITION. A crisp copy, a few leaves at front and end are somewhat time-stained. 294. BIAOANATOX. A Declaration of that Paradoxe, or Thesis, that Selfe-homicide is not so Naturally Sinne, that it may never be otherwise. Wherein The Nature, and the extent of all those Lawes, which seeme to be violated by this Act, are diligently surveyed. Small 4to, old calf. London: Printed by John Dawson, n.d. [1644] THIS IS THE EARLIEST EDITION MENTIONED IN LOWNDES. 295. Letters to Severall Persons of Honour. With brilliant portrait by Lombart. Small 4to, old calf, worn on corners and rebacked. London: Printed by J. Flesher, for Richard Marriot, 1651 VERY FINE COPY OF THE GENUINE FIRST EDITION ON LARGE AND THICK PAPER. The unsold copies of this edition were re-issued without change, except for the imprint on the title, which was altered to "Printed by J. Flesher, and are to be sold by John Sweeting." 296. Poems. With Elegies on the Authors Death. To which is added Divers Copies under his own hand, Never before Printed. 8vo, contemporary calf (worn). In the Savoy: Printed by T. N. for Henry Herringman, 1669 Seventh Edition. 297. DOWDEN (EDWARD). Shakespear: A Critical Study of his Mind and Art. Small 8vo, original cloth. London, 1875 FIRST EDITION. Laid in is an autograph letter by the author in relation to the book. 298. tions. The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Illustra 2 vols. 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1886 FIRST EDITION. With some marginal comments by Mr. Forman. 299. DRAYTON (MICHAEL). The Battaile of Agincourt. Fought by Henry the Fift of that Name, King of England, against the whole power of the French. 8vo, half morocco (some lateral marginal notes cut into). London: Printed by A. M. for William Lee, 1631 Contains commendatory Poems by Ben Jonson, Vaughan and others. With bookplate of Bateman of Middleton Hall. Bound in at the end is Thomas May's "Edward the Third," which lacks the title and preliminary leaves. 300. (mounted). Poems. Newly Newly Corrected. Engraved title Small 8vo, old calf (one cover loose). London: Printed for John Smethwick, 1637 On the fly-leaf Mr. Forman has written: This book is the 1631 edition of "The Battaile of Agin-Court," etc., and save as to title corresponds with Hazlitt's collation. It is a large and fine copy, but the title is that of the 1637 collection of poems ("The Barons' Wars, etc.) With bookplate of Thomas Heywood. 301. [DRYDEN (JOHN).] Absalom and Achitophel. A Poem. Folio, stitched (name on title). London, 1681 302. FIRST EDITION. Very good copy. Religio Laici; or, A Layman's Faith. A Poem. Small 4to, in a fine old calf binding, gilt back. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1682 FIRST EDITION. Bound in with the above are the two following works by the Earl of Roscommon: "An Essay on Translated Verse," Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged, London, 1685; "Horace's Art of Poetry. Made English by the Right Honorable the Earl of Roscommon." London, 1684. 303. The History of the League. Written in French by Monsieur Maimbourg. Translated into English according to His Majesty's Command. Engraved frontispiece by Burghers. Thick 8vo, fine contemporary calf binding, gilt back. London: Printed by M. Flesher for Jacob Tonson, 1684 VERY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. An uncommon copy, containing at the end "The Postscript of the Translator'' (49pp. by Dryden) and the Table, occupying 21 leaves, which was not in the Hoe copy. 304. A Dialogue concerning Women, Being a Defence of the Sex. Written to Eugenia. 8vo, contemporary panelled calf. London: Printed for R. Bentley, 1691 FIRST EDITION. The Preface to this work was written by Dryden. Laid in is an A.L.S. from George A. Aitken, in which it is stated that the author of this work was William Walsh. 305. Several parts of Lucretius, English'd By Mr. Dryden. 8vo, full brown levant morocco, gilt fillets on back and sides, gilt edges, by Riviere. N.p., n.d. [London, 1700] 306. All for Love: or, The World Well Lost. A Tragedy, Acted By Her Majesties Servants. Written in Imitation of Shakespear's Stile. Small 4to, sewn. London: Printed by J. Tonson and T. Bennet, 1703 Considered by many critics to be Dryden's best play. It is based on Shakespeare's Anthony and Cleopatra." 307. 66 Mac Flecknoe: A Poem. With Spencer's Ghost: Being a Satyr concerning Poetry. By J. Oldham. 8vo, sewn. London: Printed by H. Hills, 1709 308. A Collection of FIRST and other Editions of John Dryden. 4 pieces in one volume, small 4to, half calf. Comprising: London, v.d. Eleonora. FIRST EDITION. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1692. Religio Laici. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1683. 309. DURFEY (THOMAS). A Fond Husband: or, The Plotting Sisters. A Comedy. Small 4to, boards, morocco back. London: Printed by R. E. for James Magnes and Rich. Bentley, 310. 1678 Butler's Ghost; or, Hudibras. The Fourth Part. 12mo, old calf. London: Printed for Joseph Hindmarsh, 1682 FIRST EDITION. Has the two leaves of advertisements at the end. With A.L.S. of W. B. Slater presenting the volume to Mr. Forman, laid in. Formerly the Cornelius Paine copy, with his autograph on fly-leaf. 311. DYCE (ALEXANDER). FIRST EDITIONS of Alexander Dyce. 3 vols. 8vo and smaller, cloth and boards, uncut. Comprising: London, v.d. Select Translations from the Greek of Quintus Smyrnaeus, 1821. With A.L.S. of the author. Specimens of British Poetesses, 1827. Specimens of English Sonnets, 1833. 312. EARLY MANUSCRIPT POEMS. Translations and Paraphrases, written by W. H. 8vo, old calf (one cover loose). 1697 These verse translations from Ovid, Virgil, Martial, Anacreon, etc., are products of the Muse of a contemporary of Dryden and Waller. The author clearly intended them for publication, as the carefully written MS. shows in parts some elaborate corrections. 313. EDGEWORTH (MARIA). FIRST EDITIONS of Maria Edgeworth. 7 vols. 8vo, original boards (backs worn). uncut, paper labels Comprising: Leonora, 2 vols, 1806. Patronage, 4 vols, 1814. Comic Dramas, in Three Acts, 1817. 314. EGERTON (LORD FRANCIS, Earl of Ellesmere). Donna Charitea, Queen of Castile. A Drama, in Three Acts. 16mo, limp boards. London: Printed for the Author by James Bain, 1843 VERY SCARCE. With an A.L.S. from James Bain identifying the author of this piece laid in. Autograph of Caroline Norton on front cover. 315. ELIOT (GEORGE, Translator). The Life of Jesus, critically examined by Dr. David Friedrich Strauss. Translated from the Fourth German Edition. 3 vols. 8vo, cloth, uncut. 316. FIRST EDITION of George Eliot's translation. London, 1846 Agatha. 8vo, folded, uncut and unopened. THE RARE FIRST EDITION in unopened state. 317. ELIOT (GEORGE). A Collection of FIRST EDITIONS of the Novels and Tales of George Eliot, together with her Poetical Works. 27 vols. 12mo and 8vo, cloth, uncut. Comprising: Edinburgh and London, v.d. Scenes of Clerical Life, 2 vols., 1858. Adam Bede, 3 vols., 1859. The Mill on the Floss, 3 vols., 1860. Silas Marner, 1861. Romola, 3 vols., 1863. Felix Holt the Radical, 3 vols., 1866. The Spanish Gypsy, 1868. Middlemarch, 4 vols., 1871-72. Legend of Jubal, 1874. Daniel Deronda, 4 vols., 1876. Impressions of Theophrastus Such, 1879. Essays and Leaves from a Note-Book, 1884. A CHOICE SET OF THESE IMMORTAL WORKS. FIRST EDITIONS in fine condition are rarely met with, many of the volumes being exceedingly scarce. 318. Cornhill Magazine. FIRST EDITION. Romola. As it originally appeared in "The 319. George Eliot's Life as related in her Letters and Journals. Arranged and Edited by her Husband, J. W. Cross. Frontispiece portraits on India paper. 3 vols. 8vo, cloth, uncut. Edinburgh, 1885 FIRST EDITION. Laid in is a 3pp. A.L.S. from the Author to Sir Spencer Walpole. A portrait of George Henry Lewes is also laid in. 320. Page Proofs of her poem "How Lisa loved the King." 16 pages, quarto. With a few corrections in punctuation. 321. George Eliot. By Mathilde Blind. 12mo, spe- cially bound in blue cloth, uncut. FIRST EDITION. This is the first voiume of the "Eminent Women' series. The present copy contains two A.L.'sS. from the Author to Mr. Forman about George Eliot; also, two A.L.'sS. from the Editor of the series, John H. Ingram, on the series. 322. Life of George Eliot. By Oscar Browning. 8vo, cloth, gilt top, uncut. London, 1890 FIRST EDITION. 323. George Eliot in Derbyshire. By Guy Roslyn. With an Introduction by George Barnett Smith. 12mo, cloth. 324. London, 1876 Autograph Letter, signed "Mary Ann Evans.” 4 pages, 16mo. April 30, 1843. Slightly worn in folds. A very early letter with an unusual signature. "At present I have no very heavy trial but there is an uncertainty about my prospects that I wish to have removed," etc. 325. Autograph Letter, signed. 1 page, 12mo. To R. H. Horne. "I have now read your charming 'Goodnatured Bear' and wish to thank you,'' etc. 326. ELLIOTT (EBENEZER). FIRST EDITIONS of the Corn Law Rhymer. 4 vols. 12mo and 8vo, cloth and boards, uncut. Comprising: London, v.d. Love. A Poem, 1823. Presentation copy from the author, to James The Splendid Village: Corn Law Rhymes, and other Poems, 1833. More Verse and Prose, 2 vols., 1850. Presented to the Editor of the |